Argentina captain Lionel Messi, accompanied by Inter Miami teammates Luis Suarez and Rodrigo de Paul, was evacuated from the stadium in 25 minutes due to crowd trouble and vandalism in Kolkata
Sports organiser Satadru Dutta has finally broken his silence over the chaos that took place during the first leg of Lionel Messi’s GOAT Tour to India at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Argentina captain Messi, accompanied by Inter Miami teammates Luis Suarez and Rodrigo de Paul, was evacuated from the stadium in 25 minutes due to crowd trouble and vandalism. Dutta, the organiser of the entire tour, was arrested at the airport while he was leaving for the Hyderabad leg.
The then Bengal sports minister, Aroop Biswas, had also come under the scanner after a capacity crowd was denied even a clear view of Messi as politicians and local administrators mobbed the icon.
Satadru, who spent 39 days in custody, has finally decided to open up about the fiasco following Biswas’ defeat in the West Bengal assembly elections and the ouster of the Trinamool Congress government.
Satadru has threatened a lawsuit against Biswas, who lost his Tollygunge seat to Papiya Adhikari of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
“Just because you have lost in the elections, don’t think that you have been punished. I will lodge a defamation case, and if needed, will go to the Supreme Court. I will fight till the end,” he posted on Facebook stories.
“Repeatedly, I told him not to click pictures here. But, he, using his power, went on to click photos. He will have to pay for this. He (Biswas) is having a laugh while his own people infiltrate. No one heard my cry of anguish. Police also stood still,” he added.
